Can Kidney Cyst Cause High Creatinine Level

2014-10-04 07:38

Can kidney cyst cause elevation of serum creatinine level? Kidney problem is the major cause of high creatinine level in blood and when it goes up to a certain level, dialysis will be needed. For this reason, when one is detected with cyst in kidney, he always become worried and wonder if the kidney cyst will cause high creatinine level.

Can kidney cyst cause high creatinine level?

Kidney cyst is the most common kidney problem, especially among elders. In some cases, kidney cyst is in a very small size and causes no damages on kidney. Under such a condition, it does not cause elevation of serum creatinine level. However, in some other cases, kidney cyst might be very large. Large kidney cysts oppress surrounding kidney tissues, which makes these kidney tissues fail to function properly. In such a cases, creatinine level in blood may become higher than before.

Why creatinine level increases in some cases of kidney cyst?

Actually there is no direct relationship between kidney cyst and creatinine level. Kidney cyst is a fluid collection in kidney and creatinine is just one of the wastes that is normally removed through urine. A healthy kidney is guarantee a normal serum creatinine level, so if the kidney cyst is small enough to cause no kidney damages, there is no elevation of creatinine level. However, if kidney cyst is very large, it will affect kidney form functioning properly. Damaged kidney can not remove excess creatinine in the blood, which can lead to elevation of serum creatinine level.

How to prevent high creatinine level in blood with kidney cyst?

High creatinine level in blood is due to impaired kidney function, so when to prevent high creatinine level, we need to protect kidneys from being damaged by cyst in kidney.

As we have mentioned, small kidney cyst is harmless, so it can be left alone. At that time, what we need to do is to have medical test regularly to see if the cyst is enlarging over time. If not, then no worries. However, for large kidney cysts, they need to be treated timely and effectively.

Surgery and Chinese medicine are the two commonly used way to treat kidney cyst. Surgery helps to cut cyst off kidney directly, it works well, but painful and risky. Chinese medicine treats kidney cyst by shrinking kidney cyst into small size. Compared with surgery, it works slowly, but painless and safer. Both of these two treatments can help to prevent high creatinine level. As a kidney cyst patient, you can choose the proper treatment according to your own condition.

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